#35 Go Skating On Lake Louise & #52 Take The Kids Out For Dinner

Well on Saturday March 8 we checked off two of my bucket list items, woohoo! We decided to make the trek out to Lake Louise to skate since the lake is only open for skating until March 15 and we had other things to do on the 15th. It also worked out splendidly because the weather decided to warm up a bit from the deep freeze we had been experiencing the week before.

We headed out around 11am on Saturday and didn't get back until about 8:30pm that night. It was a LONG day! But well worth it. The kids had a blast skating and exploring around Lake Louise and then we had a very eventful dinner experience. My parents came along for the day trip, as well as our good friends the Kutarnas. It was a lot of work with so many little kiddies to keep happy, but it was good fun for all. I apologize in advance for all the photos but its for my own memories sake!

Auntie Aeron helping Marshal with his skates.

Grandpa with baby Kendra.

Grandma with Kendra at the ice castle.

Marshal doing some skating with Dan

Some of our skating crew. Cohen and Navy looking so cute in their bobskates.

Natalie and Marshal with the skate trainer. 

I bet everyone just loved us with all our kids and strollers on the ice!

I love this picture because you can really see how snowy it was!


I had to spend some time nursing before I could get on the ice.

Strollin and sleddin in style.



Grandpa Jim with the baby girls Kendra and Novah.


Aeron and I getting ready to go skating. Dad photo bombing us.



Trying to skate.


Lets just say it has been quite a few years and my skates were super dull and rusty!

After skating for about an hour the kids had had enough. Because it was so mild and it was snowing heavily we got really wet. Needless to say we needed dry off so went into the hotel in search of a hot drink. It was super busy and I saw at least 3 maybe 4 brides! We eventually found a deli with hot chocolate but it was rather steep in price, but I got one anyway! It was a nice treat, As we sat we discussed stopping in Banff to get dinner and possibly hit up the hot springs. And soon we were on our way to our next adventure.

We decided to go to the Old Spaghetti Factory in Banff since that seems to be the only restaurant that we ever eat at there, and it is family friendly. When we arrived they told us the wait would be an hour and a half! We weren't thrilled but also didn't really know what else to do. After hmm-ing and hahh-ing for a bit they told us they thought they would be able to get us in in 30-45 minutes so we figured we could make that work. The kids had fun riding up and down the escalator and running around the mall. However time seemed to keep going and going and we were still waiting. The Kutarnas decide to leave since their girls were so tired but we decided to keep waiting and tough it out. Finally at 6pm we were seated, an hour and a half after we first arrived! Because we were a little upset (to say the least) they offered us 4 free appetizers which we gladly accepted! It was a bit of a gong show dinner since the kids were so tired and hungry but we ate and got out of their pretty fast!

Me taking a picture of Marshal.

Yup that face.

Grandpa and Novah,

Grumpy Cohen who wanted to be held the whole meal!

Squish.

All in all it was an eventful and exhausting day! Kids are so much work and having fun with them is even more work!! Even though there were many moments of stress throughout the day it was worth it! They had fun and now we have all the wonderful memories. I also really like that as time goes by you forget about the stress and bad moments and are only left with the good ones! Here's to more fun this year!

Jordan